The Actor's Contract
“Time to tuck my little piggy into bed.”
Mel rolls her eyes. “I am not a piggy.”
“No, angel, not A piggy … MY piggy. Huge difference,” he says with a sleepy grin.
She snorts, but she doesn’t argue.
“And I —,” River announces dramatically, “— am going to find Luke and Lili before they kill each other or start a punk band without me.” She grabs Mel’s hand, her sneakers slapping the tile. They shuffle off together, fingers laced, Mel’s head resting against her lover’s shoulder. The picture of domestic peace in a house full of ghosts.
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